Just one piece of a bigger discussion, but one piece nonetheless. It's hard to see everyone around you when you're always looking down at your phone... theargumentmag.com/p/youre-being-…

Democrats hate Republicans, but everyone hates the Democrats. But they'll probably still be fine. I explain why in today's The Argument piece: intraparty war is not new, and it doesn't tend to hurt much in midterms (see: Republicans in 2010/2014) theargumentmag.com/p/democrats-lo…

For The Argument, I wrote about how the theory of attention that underpinned the iPhone has failed, what that means, and what we should do about it. theargumentmag.com/p/youre-being-…

"More college students than ever believe that, at least in some rare circumstances, it can be acceptable for their peers to engage in violence to stop speech they don’t like." theargumentmag.com/p/college-stud…

Death, taxes, and Democrats being extremely and disproportionately engaged in politics. theargumentmag.com/p/democrats-lo…

"But while rulebreaking might be better than enforcing stupid rules, it’s a lot worse than changing them." theargumentmag.com/p/the-honesty-…

“At this point, if you don’t see that phones — and the social internet they enable — are disrupting the basic mechanisms of a thoughtful inner life and a thriving democracy, then I don’t know what to tell you.” Robinson Meyer open.substack.com/pub/theargumen…

Excellent The Argument piece by Jordan Weissmann on the barking list released by #Trump's Treasury department of occupations eligible for tax-free tips thanks to Republican Party’s One Big Beautiful Bill open.substack.com/pub/theargumen…

For those in the mood for something lighter, here’s a piece that will probably make it impossible for me to ever hire plumber again. The admin decided to include many home contractors in its list of jobs eligible for no-taxes on tips, and its BS! theargumentmag.com/p/no-mr-presid…

The authoritarian moves coming from the Trump administration have masked the fact that their policies are also just really stupid. theargumentmag.com/p/no-mr-presid…

New >> A lot of people started dunking on Mollie over the weekend for supporting DEI for conservatives. But she's right! Welcome to the tent, Mollie, campus diversity is important. x.com/MZHemingway/st…

Jerusalem Demsas: No country for young families - "Having a child is like having leprosy." The dark side of senior housing projects. theargumentmag.com/p/no-country-f…

The case for affirmative action for conservatives, from Jerusalem theargumentmag.com/p/yeah-were-go…

Full NYT statement. "This lawsuit has no merit. It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics. We will continue to pursue the facts without fear or